Cradle.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FELICE SCOLARDI, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE, ISLAND.

CRADLE.

Application led May 17, 1917.

each standard having wheels operatively mounted thereon.

A further object of this invention is to provide a hollow base member having a bottom plate with a plurality of apertures into which the wheels are inserted and having an axle rod passing through said wheels and secured to this bottom plate, whereby the axle rod may be soldered or otherwise secured in position on the surface of this plate.

The invention further consists in making the cradle very light by constructing both the standards and the frame of the body member of thin tubing, and to provide transverse tubes passing through the standards and the adjacent body rail, through which a pivot bolt is passed, to support this body to swing on the standards.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1- is a perspective view showing the general construction of my improved portable cradle.

Fig. 2- is an enlarged detail showing a portion of the tubular standard and body rail as having transverse tubes passed therethrough and through which transverse tubes extends the pivot bolt on which the body member is pivotally supported.

Fig. 3- is a view partially in section showing the end of the tubular frame of the body member as connected to a hollow square corner member.

Fig. 4.- is an end view on line 4 4 of Fig. 5 through the hollow standard base.

Fig. 5- is a longitudinal section through the hollow standard base showing the general arrangement by which the rolls or wheels are supported in said base.

specifi cation of Letters. Patent.

Patented Nov. 13, 1917.

serial No. 169,159. Referring to the drawings, 10 designates the two opposite end standards which are supported from their respective base members 11, which standards are stayed from:

the base members by stay rods `12 and-the two standards arey connected together by cross bars 13. The upper end of each standard is drilled transversely to receive the small tube 14, see Fig. '2, which is soldered orvotherwise secured thereon and through whichl the pivot bolt 15 passes on which the body portion 16 of the cradle is pivotally supported.

The base 11 on each of these standards is preferably constructed of sheet metal and is in hollow rectangular form. The upper plate 17 on each has its sides 18 bent downwardly as illustrated in Fig. 4c and its end 19 also bent downward as illustrated in Fig. 5; the corners on these sides and ends are soldered together.

A bottom plate 20 is provided for each of these base portions, which plate is provided with a plurality of openings as at 21 through which the rolls or wheels 22 project. These wheels are mounted on an axle 23 which extends longitudinally of this hollow base portion and is connected by solder or otherwise preferably to the inner face thereof, whereby a single rod of wire serves as an axle upon which all of the wheels are mounted.

After the wheels have been positioned and the axle fixed to the face of this bottom plate, the plate itself is connected to the base by solder or otherwise.

The body portion 16 of this cradle is also constructed of tubing. The ends of both the upper and lower frame rolls 24: and 25 are connected to the hollow square corner member 26 by solder or otherwise as illustrated in Fig. 3 and these upper and lower frames are connected by uprights 27 which tie these frames together in spaced-apart relation.

The end rods 28 of the upper frame are bored transversely through their centers, as illustrated in Fig. 2, and a small tube 29 is passed through and secured in this opening to provide an extended bearing for this pivot bolt 15 which serves to support the cradle body and permit the latter to freely swing thereon.

At the upper end of one of the standards a socket member 30 is provided to receive the arm 31 which s for the purpose of sup.-

porting a canopy, illustrated in dotted lines, over the cradle.

One of the features of my improved cradle, is that the same is constructed of very thin tubing, and so is very light in Weight and easily moved about; second, the base portion is provided with Wheels rendering the cradle portable and its position easily shifted; third, by providing a hollow base with a bottom plate having apertures therein through which the Wheels extend; the side edges of these openings prevent lateral motion of the Wheels on its axle and permit the single axle rod to extend through all of the Wheels, which is an extremely simple, effective and inexpensive construction for mounting these Wheels upon thisfbase.

Thev foregoing description is directed solely toward the Construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the deviee is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claim. Y

I Claim:

A portable cradle comprising tubular end standards, a body member constructed of tubing, said standards and the adjacent frame rails of said body member being pro- Y vided with short transverse bearing tubes passing through eaeh, and a pivot bolt passing through said transverse tubes in said standards and rails to pivotally support the body on said standards.

Intestimony whereof I aiiX my signature in presence of a Witness.

FELICE SCOLARDI. Witness:

HOWARD E. BARLOW.

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